Cisco Catalyst 4506-E Switch

Product Description

The Catalyst 4500 Series with CenterFlex technology provides scalable nonblocking Layer 2-4 switching with Secure&comma; Flexible&comma; Non-Stop communications&comma; enabling business resilience for enterprises&comma; small and medium-sized businesses &lpar;SMBs&rpar;&comma; and Metro Ethernet customers deploying business-critical applications&period; CenterFlex technology is the technology enabled by the Supervisor 6-E centralized ASICs&comma; which deliver the highest centralized performance and configuration flexibility in the industry&period; CenterFlex technology enables granular optimization of real-time voice&comma; video and data communication&comma; maximizing performance and enhancing end user experience&period; The new "E-Series" with CenterFlex technology is designed with unprecedented backward and forward compatibility delivering exceptional investment protection and deployment flexibility to meet the evolving needs of organizations of all sizes&period; The Cisco Catalyst 4500 Series includes two series of Catalyst chassis&colon; The E-Series and Classic Series chassis&period; Catalyst 4500 E-Series chassis are extremely flexible and will support both 6 Gbps and 24Gbps per line card slot&period; Integrated resiliency in both hardware and software minimizes network downtime&comma; helping to ensure workforce productivity&comma; profitability&comma; and customer success&period; The Cisco Catalyst 4500 Series extends control to the network edge with intelligent network services&comma; including sophisticated quality of service &lpar;QoS&rpar;&comma; predictable performance&comma; advanced security&comma; comprehensive management&comma; and integrated resiliency&period; Scalability of these intelligent network services is made possible with dedicated specialized resources known as ternary content addressable memory &lpar;TCAM&rpar;&period; Ample TCAM resources &lpar;up to 384&comma; 000 entries&rpar; enable "high feature capacity&comma; " which provides wire-speed routing&sol;switching performance independent of provisioning of services such as QoS and security&period; This helps ensure scalability for today's network requirements with ample room for future growth&period; With unprecedented forward and backward compatibility spanning multiple generations&comma; the Catalyst 4500 Series reduces the cost of ownership by minimizing recurring operational expenses&comma; improving return on investment &lpar;ROI&rpar;&period;